Sentence examples for costly but profitable from inspiring English sources

Decisive evidence will emerge that stabilising the earth's climate is in fact not costly but profitable (because saving fuel costs less than buying it).

Like pure DNA, high quality penicillin is a costly and profitable product, but diluted versions can prove deadly poison, while impure DNA leads researchers in wrong directions, causing them to err concerning its basic structure.

Rather, they use speed as a tool to discriminate by price — coaxing consumers who are willing to pay for high-speed broadband into more costly and profitable tiers.

Lucky, but profitable.

It's hard work, but profitable.

The company would stand to gain billions off of a sale, although the consequences of such action may be more costly than profitable.

Losing is painful but profitable.

Glamorous no, but profitable, yes.

Quebecor is not only large but profitable.

Not exactly glamorous, but profitable nonetheless.

Footdragging's costly, but not nearly as expensive as it is profitable.